Method of cleaning internal cavities of an airfoil

A cleaning method for gas turbine engine airfoils includes a step of immersing an ultrasonic agitator, such as a welding horn, into a tank with a cleaning solution and a step of directing the ultrasonic agitator onto the portion of the airfoil having the crust layer. A subsequent step of high pressu...

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Hauptverfasser:	DRAGHI, PETER J, SHURMAN, BRIAN J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS AIRCRAFT AVIATION BLASTING CLEANING CLEANING IN GENERAL COMBUSTION ENGINES COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS COSMONAUTICS DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL GAS-TURBINE PLANTS GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR HEATING HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS INDEXING SCHEME FOR ASPECTS RELATING TONON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, GAS-TURBINES ORJET-PROPULSION PLANTS INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUSSUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04 INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NON-POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAMTURBINES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES TRANSPORTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A cleaning method for gas turbine engine airfoils includes a step of immersing an ultrasonic agitator, such as a welding horn, into a tank with a cleaning solution and a step of directing the ultrasonic agitator onto the portion of the airfoil having the crust layer. A subsequent step of high pressure water jet spray removes the crust debris. The cleaning method of the present invention significantly increases the power density of the ultrasonic cleaning.